date grouping for x-axis

I have a data set with a date field that I wish to use for the x-axis. The date field includes timestamp.

When I move this field to 'Axis' and include 'Number of Records' on 'Value' there is a bar for every value. I'd like to group these by either year, quarter, or month, depending on the required presentation.

Is creating a date table and adding a relationship to it the only way to accomplish this? Coming from Tableau where there are approx a dozen preset options that can be utilized, it just seems silly that there is not more built-in functionality here.